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2013 Best Bite #21: Birthday cake doughnut, Doughnut Vault

Each day in December, I’m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn’t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. Browse all of this year’s Best Bites, or look back at 2012’s Best Bites.

Birthday cake doughnut dunked in vanilla glaze with rainbow sprinkles
Birthday cake doughnut dunked in vanilla glaze with rainbow sprinkles

Why it’s another 2013 Best Bite: I was thrilled when I saw the Doughnut Vault’s retro van outside the office one morning when I was running a little early for work. As much as I love their classic old-fashioneds, it was a no-brainer to order the birthday cake special – the rainbow sprinkles on top and funfetti-style batter inside were just too playful to pass up. The vanilla flavor came through strong, and the doughnut stayed moist throughout. My real birthday isn’t for another 9+ months, but it’s never too early to throw out ideas for a celebratory treat, right?

The details: Doughnut Vault, 401 1/2 N. Franklin St., Chicago; or track the Vault Van on Twitter.

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2013 Best Bite #6: PB&J ice pop, Ice Cubed truck

Each day in December, I’m celebrating the rest of the best bites (and sips) that I didn’t get to blog about in 2013, posted in chronological order. Browse all of this year’s Best Bites, or look back at 2012’s Best Bites.

PB&J ice pop with peanut butter frozen yogurt, raspberry, and sesame seeds
PB&J ice pop with peanut butter frozen yogurt, raspberry, and sesame seeds

Why it’s another 2013 Best Bite: The food truck scene continued to explode in Chicago this year, and Ice Cubed is among the most innovative of the bunch. I ate this creative ice pop at Techweek’s Food Truck Face Off, which featured a host of trucks lined up outside Merchandise Mart on a stormy June evening. It captured a PB&J in creamy frozen form, with tart raspberry sorbet as the “J”. I especially loved the nutty snap of the sesame-seed crust.

The details: The Ice Cubed truck will be back on the Chicago streets in Spring 2014.